By Sarah on March 19, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a busy week this week. Â As you read this, I’ll be in Nashville for a romp through the historic Ryman Theatre, but when I return to Chicago, I hit the ground running with shows for most of the rest of the week: Milk Carton Kids on Tuesday, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged andre williams and the goldstars, baja & the dry eye crew, bear's den, ben howard, bhi bhiman, delta spirit, double door, evanston space, field report, fiona apple, geri x, hideout, jennifer hall, jon langford & skull orchard, leslie stevens, lincoln hall, madi diaz, martyrs', megafaun, metro, nathaniel rateliff, nneka, nora o'connor, o giant man, rachael yamagata, robbie fulks, rosie thomas, schubas, the milk carton kids, the staves, waters
By Sarah on February 20, 2012
Teenage me is super excited about that Promise Ring show on Saturday. Â Grown-up me is super sad about not being able to go to shows every night. Â Story of my life, y’all. Monday, February 20 Robbie Fulks, Kelly Hogan; Hideout. 7 pm, $10 suggested donation Royal Baths, The People’s Temple, Absolutely Not; Empty Bottle. 9:30 […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged 3rd sunday string bad, absolutely not, bottom lounge, britt dignan, brown paper bag, callaghan, chicago theatre, cloudbirds, doomtree, double door, emilie autumn, emily green, empty bottle, evanston space, hideout, house of blues, jeffrey foucault, jessie baylin, kelly hogan, martyrs', matthew good, metro, occidental brothers dance band international, old town school of folk music, peter frampton, rachel mcclusky, robbie fulks, royal baths, safe haven, sarah and the tall boys, schubas, shawn mullins, the flat five, the klezmatics, the lawrence peters outfit, the people's temple, the promise ring, the watson twins, toki wright
By Sarah on January 23, 2012
I’ll be at Schubas on Wednesday for Cheyenne Marie Mize, and Lincoln Hall the next day for Kathleen Edwards. Â I’ll be the lady with a camera, looking very tired and surly. Â Say hi if you see me. Monday, January 23 Meh. Tuesday, January 24 Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle; Schubas. 8 pm, $10-12 Kevin O’Donnell Quartet; […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged bailiff, band called catch, ben ripani music co., cass mccombs, cheyenne marie mize, christine lavin, congress theater, danny black, dawes, devotchka, dj roma soul, drive by truckers, elephant revival, frank fairfield, go long mule, great divide, greensky bluegrass, hannah georgas, hideout, jaik willis, joe henry, joe pug, jon drake and the shakes, kathleen edwards, kevin hearn & thinbuckle, kevin o'donnell quartet, lasers and fast and shit, lincoln hall, los campesinos!, metro, michele mcguire, mucca pazza, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, paper thick walls, parenthetical girls, park west, schubas, strange arrangement, the future laureates, the shams band, unloved, van ghost
By Sarah on January 9, 2012
We are getting back in the swing of things here with the weekly calendar. Â It’s the beginning of the year, cut me some slack. We’ve got some great local artists on bills this week, plus some very diverse acts coming in as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, spread out at Schubas, Lincoln Hall, […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged abstract science djs, active child, alejandro escovedo, allison russell, ant'lrd, auditorium theatre, bad bad meow, beat kitchen, creepy band, daniel ellsworth & the great lakes, don stiernberg, drake bell, empty bottle, evanston space, filligar, gabe dixon, hideout, johnathan young, jon drake & the shakes, jon langford, jt nero, koo nimo & the occidental highlife association, leila broussard, lincoln hall, metro, natalie grace alford, nina ferraro, nora o'connor, old town school of folk music, robbie fulks, ryley walker, sally timms, save the clocktower, schubas, subterranean, the black willoughbys, the parlour suite, the pickin' bubs, the walkmen, tycho, vance gilbert
By Sarah on December 12, 2011
Hey, everyone, it’s Wilco week! I’m not going to any of the shows, but I’m sure plenty of you are. I’ll be at Schubas on Saturday night for Noam Pikelny and friends. Banjo! If you’re not doing anything on Sunday night, my band, Jungle of Cities, is playing at the Abbey Pub. We go on […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged alabama shakes, apollo chorus of chicago, civic opera house, double door, empty bottle, graham colton, harper blynn, harris theater for music and dance, hideout, himalayan bear, josh caterer, kathryn calder, lincoln hall, metro, noam pikelny, rainbow rhythms, schubas, the joy formidable, the lawrence peters outfit, the riviera, the sea and cake, the vic, tim reynolds and tr3, wilco
By Sarah on December 5, 2011
It’s been quiet around here. Â Sorry for that. Â I’ve got a Best of 2011 guest post coming up from Mike at Land of Absurdity. Â It’ll be list-y. Monday, December 5 Avey Tare, Eric Copeland; Schubas. 7 pm, $15 Tuesday, December 6 The National, Local Natives, Wye Oak; the Aragon. 7 pm, $35 Harper Blynn; SPACE. […]
Posted in Upcoming Events | Tagged anne heaton, antje duvekot, arc in round, avey tare, bill brickey, bon iver, cadillac palace theatre, chicago theatre, dbp, empty bottle, eric copeland, erin mckeown, evanston space, harper blynn, jeffrey david, jessica lea mayfield, lincoln hall, local natives, meg hutchinson, metro, natalia zukerman, old town school of folk music, over the rhine, peter bradley adams, ryan adams, save the clocktower, schubas, shemekia copeland, still corners, the aragon, the national, the war on drugs, tori amos, uic pavilion, vapor eyes, vintage blue, windbreaker, winterbloom, wye oak